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91 POINTS: Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com"Very bracing and aromatic with some salty, nutty savoury characters leading to a tangy palate with fresh, intense, nutty, savoury notes. There are complex flavours of hazelnut, citrus pith and a salty tanginess here. A really impressive, bracing expression of s...

GOLD MEDAL: Decanter World Wine Awards94 POINTS: Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com92 POINTS: Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 1986 Oloroso de Añada is one of the few, rare, single-harvest Oloroso sherries available. In the 28 years of oxidative aging in oak butts, 55% of the wine evaporated. The resulti...

93 POINTS: Robert Parker91 POINTS: Guia PeninSmooth, dry and complex fortified wine from the oldest winery in Montilla-Moriles, just outside the borders of Spain's sherry triangle. Bodega Alvear owns 300 hectares of vines and has earned a reputation for making many of Montilla's best wines, includin...

Amontillado means “made in the style of Montilla" and in its purest version such as is the case with this wine, has developed through 15 years ageing in oak barrel soleras. It's exposure to ageing both with and without natural yeast "Flor" presence, lends it colour, complexity and rich full palate...

90 POINTS: Natalie Maclean"A lovely manzanillo sherry with aromas of toasted almond and Earl Grey tea. Tangy and zesty. Pair with toasted almonds and hard cheeses."– Natalie MacleanSherry food pairings: roasted and salted nuts, hard cheeses, tapas.